Committee

The Stress Congress 2018 committee consists of eight enthusiastic committee members who are all working hard towards a common goal: a successful edition of the next Stress Congress. A mix of bachelor and master students of Industrial Engineering & Management make up our team of people who are responsible for the organization of this year’s Stress Congress. We all study at the University of Twente and our activism at Study Association Stress binds us together.

Do you have any suggestions for us or do you want to work together with our committee? You are more than welcome to contact us at: stresscongress@stress.utwente.nl (or our personal e-mail addresses which can be found below).

Committee members

Hi there, my name is Annabel Boonman and I am a third year Industrial Engineering & Management bachelor student. This year I am the chairman of the Stress Congress committee. I am also a member of the open days team of IEM, have a part-time job and I am member of the greatest student athletics association, D.A.V. Kronos. Last year, I was chairman of the board Kronos and I am still active in some committees there.

This year will be the third edition of the Stress Congress. Not only the content, but also the organisation of this edition will be all about innovation. The Stress Congress will not only be an event with very interesting lectures, it might also be the place where you meet your future employer. So I hope to see you there!

I am Melle Edens, 22 years old and at the moment I am a second year MSc Industrial Engineering and Management student. Besides my study I play indoor and outdoor football at VV Drienerlo. Within the Stress Congress committee, my function is treasurer. Obviously, this means that I am responsible for everything that has to do with money.

About the theme “Innovation, Integration”, what interests me is the way companies are going to deal with the new technologies, how they innovate and integrate these innovations and new technologies within an organization. As a committee, we have great confidence in organizing the best congress in years. So, I hope to see you on the 20th of February at the Stress Congress 2018!

Hello, my name is Ilse Schepers. I am a fourth year Industrial Engineering & Management bachelor student. Currently I am working on my bachelor thesis at Negometrix. Besides my study I give swimming lessons to children, do synchronized swimming, work at Mise en Place as a jobcoach and work at No Nonsense Technical Solutions. Within the committee ‘Stress Congress’ I have the function ‘External Affairs’. That means I am responsible for the acquisition of speakers and companies present at the congress. The 2018 edition of the Stress Congress will be innovative and amazing. I hope to see you on the 20th of February.

Hi, nice to meet you. My name is Daniël van den Beukel. I am a fourth year IEM student currently doing my bachelor thesis at Cape Group. In my free time, I am running with the student athletics association D.A.V. Kronos where I was a board member last year. Besides that I go to the gym and play some tennis. Within the Stress Congress committee, I am the commissioner of external affairs. Hence, I am responsible for finding companies and speakers for the Congress. Just like the rest of the committee, I hope to make the Congress a big success. I hope to see you at the Stress Congress!

My name is Thomas Hazewindus. I am a second year Industrial Engineering and Management student. Within the committee I have the function logistics together with Stijn. It is our task to arrange the location, schedule the cases and speakers and take care of all the other logistics of the congress. Besides studying and organising the congress, I am a bartender at Stress and I row and play golf in my free time.

No matter what you study, the theme ‘Innovation Integration’ is interesting. I am personally very interested in this theme, because in many cases great innovations are used inefficiently. Since this happens in many sectors, you can expect speakers and cases from all sorts of companies. Therefore, no matter whether you are a first year bachelor student or finishing your master, the Stress Congress has something for you!

I am Stijn Hulshof, 23 years old. I am a fifth year industrial Engineering and Management student and currently in the second year of my Master. I have the function logistics. My task is to find a suitable location and I will be responsible for all logistical activities before, after and during the congress.

I am Marlinde Vetkamp, 19 years old, and a second year Industrial Engineering and Management student. Besides my study I play the violin in an orchestra, I play tennis, and I work for Mise en Place. In the committee I am responsible for the public relations, which means that I want to achieve that as many as possible people will come to the Congress this year. This function gives me the chance to be creative and develop my promoting skills. I hope our promotions will reach you and to see you at the Congress!

Hello! My name is Daphne Bröker and I am a third year Industrial Engineering and Management bachelor student. Currently, I am doing a minor in which I am learning how to teach mathematics. I feel passionate about working with people and helping them to reach their goals.
Within the committee I am responsible for the promotions. My goal is to reach as many people as possible and motivate them to come to the Congress. Within my function, I get the chance to be very creative and learn everything about organizing such a big event.
Along with my committee, I am confident in bringing an amazing 2018 edition of the Stress Congress. Hope to see you there!